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AW5 goes Gold
September 7, 2009It's done, it is ready. AutoWallpaper 5 is ready for it's release this coming weekend (12th September). The update process should be automatic. If you have AutoWallpaper 4 set to notify you of updates you should get notified to download the new version. If you don't then you can just keep an eye on the… [Read More]
Welcome the new look website
August 21, 2009In case you haven't been visiting the ARSoftware website recently a new website has been launched a few days ago. This update is in preparation for the imminent release of AutoWallpaper 5.The new website will consume the AutoWallpaper site and any links on auto-wallpaper.co.uk will redirect back to arsoftware.co.uk (once AW5 is released).<br /> Yup,… [Read More]
Tag you're it
March 31, 2009With my 3D course all but complete I am refocusing on AutoWallpaper development. The next update, which is likely to be v4.5 is hopefully going to see an exciting new feature – Tag support. Although this is currently in very early stages it is my hope to bring JPEG file tagging support to AutoWallpaper. Basically… [Read More]
Screensaver departure
March 17, 2009It is very difficult to identify bugs in applications when they don't show up during your own tests, but they still sit there festering waiting for an unsuspecting user to trip up on. One registered user reported an issue with b2191 which turned out to be because Windows failed to pass the correct path to… [Read More]
Look out, it's moving
March 3, 2009Firstly I must apologise for the lack of updates recently. I've had a lot on my plate. As I mentioned before I'm currently working on my final project for the 3D animation course I'm doing. This is taking quite a lot of my time and has restricted me from doing other things. It's all going… [Read More]
The final begins
January 28, 2009As I mentioned last time I am having to spend more time on a 3D Animation course, because of the imposed time restriction to it. Happily I have now completed all of the course work and can make a start on the final piece. An animated short with at least 4 animated objects, 1 of… [Read More]
Wrath of the Warcraft player, AV woes
January 13, 2009This will be one of the first posts for a very long while that hasn't been primarily about AutoWallpaper. As some of you may know, I have been undertaking a 3D animation course with ICS and in December, without me realising, my course expired. This seemed a little strange to me as some of the… [Read More]
Happy New Year – AutoWallpaper 4.1
January 2, 2009First and foremost I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Admittedly it's been a few weeks since my last post but don't think I've not been busy. AutoWallpaper 4.1 was released just after Xmas, and this update has quite a few alterations and additions. Most importantly is the screensaver update which now… [Read More]
It's here… AutoWallpaper 4 Mac Edition
December 9, 2008After months of research and development the Mac Edition of AutoWallpaper 4 is finally out. This new release see's, for the first time on the mac, full multi-monitor support. That's right, now the Mac has the full options available. This update came at a bit of a cost though. The only way I could include… [Read More]
Calling Mac users
November 20, 2008All systems are go. The mac edition of AutoWallpaper 4 has now entered a beta state. So if there are any AutoWallpaper users out there with a Mac running OS X 10.5 or better then please drop me an email with information about your system such as ram, number of monitors, system version etc, (support[at]arsoftware.co.uk)… [Read More]